Think Like An Artist Will Gompertz

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Think Like an Artist by BBC Arts editor Will Gompertz – wisdom and smart thinking from Da Vinci to Ai Weiwei Why do some people seem to find it easy to come up with fresh, brilliant ideas? And how do they turn them into something worthwhile? After spending years getting up close and personal with some of the worlds greatest creative thinkers, the BBCs Arts Editor Will Gompertz has discovered a handful of traits that are common to them all. Basic practices and processes that allow their talents to flourish, and which we can adopt – no matter what we do – to help us achieve extraordinary things too. Its time to Think Like An Artist and … Become Seriously Curious (Caravaggios discovery of optical lenses changed art for ever.) Think Big Picture and Fine Detail (Turner transformed a masterpiece with a tiny dab of red paint.) And realize … Its Nearly Always Plan B (Mondrian spent years painting trees before becoming a master of abstraction.) Will Gompertz is the best teacher you never had Guardian